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| IUPAC name Benzeneselenol | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.417 
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| Chemical formula | C6H5SeH | ||
| Molar mass | 157.085 g·mol | ||
| Appearance | colorless liquid | ||
| Odor | extremely foul yet characteristic | ||
| Density | 1.479 g/cm | ||
| Boiling point | 71 to 72 °C (160 to 162 °F; 344 to 345 K) (18 mmHg) | ||
| Solubility in water | slightly | ||
| Solubility in other solvents | most organic solvents | ||
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.616 | ||
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| Dipole moment | 1.1 D | ||
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| Main hazards | toxic | ||
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| Signal word | Danger | ||
| Hazard statements | H301, H331, H373, H410 | ||
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa).
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Benzeneselenol, also known as selenophenol, is the organoselenium compound with the chemical formula C6H5SeH, often abbreviated PhSeH. It is the selenium analog of phenol. This colourless, malodorous compound is a reagent in organic synthesis.
Synthesis
Benzeneselenol is prepared by the reaction of phenylmagnesium bromide and selenium:
- PhMgBr + Se → PhSeMgBr
- PhSeMgBr + HCl → PhSeH + MgBrCl
Since benzeneselenol does not have a long shelf life, it is often generated in situ. A common method is by reduction of diphenyldiselenide. A further reason for this conversion is that often, it is the anion that is sought.
Reactions
More so than thiophenol, benzeneselenol is easily oxidized by air. The facility of this reaction reflects the weakness of the Se-H bond, bond dissociation energy of which is estimated to be between 67 and 74 kcal/mol. In contrast, the S-H BDE for thiophenol is near 80 kcal/mol. The product is diphenyl diselenide as shown in this idealized equation:
- 4 PhSeH + O2 → 2 PhSeSePh + 2 H2O
The presence of the diselenide in benzeneselenol is indicated by a yellow coloration. The diselenide can be converted back to the selenol by reduction followed by acidification of the resulting PhSe.
PhSeH is acidic with a pKa of 5.9. Thus at neutral pH, it is mostly ionized:
- PhSeH → PhSe + H
It is approximately seven times more acidic than the related thiophenol. Both compounds dissolve in water upon the addition of base. The conjugate base is PhSe, a potent nucleophile.
History
Benzeneselenol was first reported in 1888 by the reaction of benzene with selenium tetrachloride (SeCl4) in the presence of aluminium trichloride (AlCl3).
Safety
The compound is intensely malodorous and, like other organoselenium compounds, toxic.
References
- ^ Sonoda, Noboru; Ogawa, Akiya; Recupero, Francesco (2005). "Benzeneselenol". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rb018.pub2. ISBN 0471936235.
- Foster, D. G. (1944). "Selenophenol". Organic Syntheses. 24: 89. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.024.0089.
- Chandra, Asit K.; Nam, Pham-Cam; Nguyen, Minh Tho (2003). "The S−H Bond Dissociation Enthalpies and Acidities of Para and Meta Substituted Thiophenols: A Quantum Chemical Study". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 107 (43): 9182–9188. Bibcode:2003JPCA..107.9182C. doi:10.1021/jp035622w.
- Chabrié, M. C. (1888). "Premiers essais de synthèse de composés organiques séléniés dans la série aromatique". Bulletin de la Société Chimique de Paris. 50: 133–137.
- Chabrié, M. C. (1890). "Sur la synthèse de quelques composés séléniés dans la série aromatique". Annales de Chimie et de Physique. 6 (20): 202–286.
- Lowe, D. (2012-05-15). "Things I wont work with: Selenophenol". In the Pipeline.